Chi Hi Class of 1975 Obituaries

Morning has Broken (click icon to stop music)

Morning Has Broken
As sung by Cat Stevens

lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon

Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day

Ronald C. Schemenauer EAU CLAIRE - Ronald C. Schemenauer, 50, of 6962 85th Ave., Chippewa Falls, town of Howard, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire. He was born March 27, 1957, in Chippewa Falls, the son of Cyril and Ann (Simon) Schemenauer. He graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1975. Ronald had served in the National Guard for four years. He had farmed most of his life. Ronald is survived by: one daughter, Dawn (Jason) Gerke of La Crosse; his mother, Ann Schemenauer of Chippewa Falls; one brother, Bryon “Beaner” (Colleen) Schemenauer of Chippewa Falls; two sisters, Susie (Doug) Prince of Bloomer and Cindy (Ronnie) Ruf of Chippewa Falls; three grandchildren, Hunter, Weston and Haley Gerke; nieces and nephews, Jeremiah, Nathan (Jessie), Matthew, Hannah and Marrissa Prince, Missy (Ty) Schleppenbach, Shawn, Kristie and Mitchel Schemenauer, Michael, Benjamin and Zachariah Ruf; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by: his father, Cyril Schemenauer. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at St. Peter’s Church, town of Tilden. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Chippewa Falls. Friends called from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 and until 2 p.m. Friday at the Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls. There was a Christian Vigil Service at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Oleta (Sellnow) Fenstermaker Helena, Montana - Oleta Fenstermaker, 50, a Helena homemaker, died of cancer Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Her memorial service will be held at a later date. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Jerome V. Fenstermaker of Helena; daughters Naomi Julian and Rachel Fenstermaker of Helena, Cheryl Fearer of Minneapolis, Jerri Jo Houk of Proctor, Minn., and Julie Ann Anderson of Tigard, Ore.; brothers Lye Sellnow and Nathan Sellnow of Drasco, Ariz., and Delvin Sellnow of Milwaukee, Wis.; and four grandchildren.

Forest Stewart "Frosty" Peck EAU CLAIRE - Forest Stewart "Frosty" Peck, 48, died at home in Eau Claire on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006. He was born Aug. 12, 1957 in Green Bay to Howard and Helen (Stewart) Peck. He was involved in the Boy Scout Program and obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1975. He served in the U. S. Army. His career took many turns. Most recently he worked as a free-lance photographer and jack-of-all-trades. Frosty is survived by: his parents, Helen and Howard Peck of Chippewa Falls; his significant other of seven years, Joy Neff of Eau Claire; his daughter, Heather Peck and her son, Drake Peck, both of Eau Claire; his two sisters, Susan Gish of Eau Claire and Peggy (Luke) Sonsalla of Chippewa Falls and their children, Polly Jackson of Chanhassen, Minn. and Jeff Sonsalla of Chippewa Falls Frosty had a great love of life and travel and made friends wherever he went. He truly "blossomed" at Halloween, which was his favorite time of the year. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel in Chippewa Falls with the Rev. Fr. Robert Hoekstra, Chaplain of the Chippewa Manor Retirement Community officiating . Interment is in Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner. Frosty: Physically you may be gone, but your smiling eyes and capacity f or love will be with us always.

Melanie McCrossen Melanie McCrossen, 48, of 321 Edna St., Chippewa Falls, daughter of Garner and Joan Case McCrossen, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at her residence. There were no services. Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel in Chippewa Falls served the family.

Joel J. Prince CADOTT -- Joel J. Prince, 48, of rural Cadott, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at his home. Joel was born June 7, 1957, in Eau Claire, the son of Donald J. and Hazel E. (Cook) Prince. He attended Chippewa area schools. Joel married Karen Plunkett at Notre Dame Church, Chippewa Falls. They had two beautiful children, Rachel and David. He later married Connie Williams on Sept. 4, 1994, in Cadott. Joel worked telephone construction and drove truck in surrounding states. He loved his St. Bernard dogs, Samantha, Louis and Katie. Joel is survived by: his wife, Connie; one daughter, Rachel of Eau Claire; one son, David of Eau Claire; one step daughter, Karmiel Alexander of Dublin, Calif.; two brothers, Donald W. (Sharon) Prince of Cadott and twin brother, Jack (Shelly Holden) Prince of Bruce; three sisters, Wilma (Walter) Gragert of Florida, Cheryl (Tom) Lindbo of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Sara Gorton (Dan) McCutchin of Green Bay; one aunt, Sister Mary Charitas, O.S.F. of the Order of St. Francis in Springfield, Ill.; one granddaughter, Skylar; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by: his parents. Friends called from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls. There was no service.

Donald J. 'Critter' Heller UNION GROVE -- Donald J. "Critter" Heller, 46, of Union Grove, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003, at his home. He was born July 16, 1957, in Chippewa Falls to Donna (Hutchinson) and Clemons Heller. He grew up in Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1975. He then resided in Colorado and Kansas. He was employed at Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled in Madison when he earned his LPN nursing degree at the Madison Technical Vocational School. He was then employed as a supervisor at the Northern Center in Chippewa Falls until transferring to the Southern Center in Union Grove in 1996 where he was employed as a nurse. Don married Georgia Rohrschneider Herrick on July 16, 2003, in Chippewa Falls. Survivors include: his wife, Georgia Heller of Union Grove; his parents, Donna and Clem Heller of Chippewa Falls; three stepdaughters, Caryn Henneman of Chippewa Falls, Carla (John) Johnson and Wendy Larson, both of Eau Claire; three stepsons, Michael Przybylla of San Diego, Calif., Mark (Michelle) Przybylla of Phoenix, Ariz., Justin Herrick of Chippewa Falls; four sisters, Dawn (Michael) Bilyeu, Denise Hoenisch, both of Eau Claire, Dana Chandler of Chippewa Falls, Danielle (Eric) Joslin of Fond du Lac; two brothers, Duane Heller of Cannon Falls, Minn., Dan (Nancy) Heller of Chippewa Falls; 17 stepgrandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held at 12:00 noon Monday, Sept. 8, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls, with the Rev. Edmund Doerre celebrating the Funeral Mass. Interment followed at St. Bridget's Catholic Church Cemetery, town of Seymour, Eau Claire County. Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel in Chippewa Falls handled arrangements.

Peter A. Benson Peter A. Benson, 46, of 2023 111th St. Chippewa Falls, village of Lake Hallie, died Tuesday, August 3, 2004, at his residence. He was born Nov. 2, 1957, in Eau Claire, the son of Conrad and Mary (Lonsdorf) Benson. He had worked recently at SAS Manufacturing in Chippewa Falls. He is survived by: two sons, Brian (Lisa) Behm and Chad (Amanda Fliehr) Behm, both of Chippewa Falls; his mother, Mary (Wally Topper) Benson of Chippewa Falls; five brothers, Matt (Trudy) of Chippewa Falls, Mike (Stephanie) of Eau Claire, Curt (Sharon) of Cadott, Scott of Chippewa Falls and Jerome (Kristie) of Bloomer; one sister, Pat (Rick) Mueller of Eau Claire; special friend, Sherry Graf of Trego; and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by: his lifelong companion, Carolyn "Chip" Behm; his father, Conrad Benson; and two brothers, Roger and Ronald Benson. Funeral services were held at 7 p.m. Friday, August 6 at the Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls. Burial of cremains was in Hope Cemetery, Chippewa Falls

Patricia (Trayser) Leeper MICHIGAN - Patricia Trayser Leeper, 44, of Mackinac Island, Mich., died Thursday, July 26, 2001. Patricia died of cancer as her mother did in 1983 and as her sister, Rebecca "Becky", did in April 2001. She was born Feb. 4, 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico, the daughter of Richard W. and Guillermina Gomez-Trayser. She graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1975. She had won state awards at Chi-Hi in drama under Mr. Schumacher and Mr. Burke. She graduated from UW-Eau Claire in political science and pre-law. She was employed at Big Store, Mackinac Island. Patricia married Tom Ammerman of Chippewa Falls and later Tim Leeper in 1989 on Mackinac Island. Survivors include her husband, Tim; her children, Erik Ammerman and Arial Leeper; her father, Richard W. Trayser; and her brother, Anthony "Mack" Trayser. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Mackinac Island. Burial was on Mackinac Island.

Chris (Hutchinson) Nohr Chris (Hutchinson) Nohr, 44, of Cornell, took a seat at the right hand of her Savior, after a very courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, April 25, 2001. She was born March 2, 1957, the daughter of Charles and Ruby Hutchinson. She was a loving wife and very devoted mother and will be deeply missed by all. Chris married John Nohr of rural Cornell on Oct. 14, 1978. They have three boys, Isaac 12, Israel 8, and Noah 19 months. She was very happy taking care of her husband and their boys. Other survivors include her father and stepmother, Charles and Dorothy Hutchinson of Jim Falls; her brothers and sisters, Rosemary (Larry) Dressel of Evansdale, Iowa, Linda (Tom) Reiter of Jim Falls, Judy (Ron) Sokup of Chippewa Falls, Peggy (Bryon) Horgen of Loveland, Colo., Anita (Pat) Downey of Chippewa Falls, Chuck (Jeanne) Hutchinson of Jim Falls, Jim (Shari) Hutchinson of Cadott and Brenda (Mike) Belau of Chippewa Falls. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruby; her brother, Tom; and nephews, Steven Sokup and Troy Dressel. Her sisters, brothers, family and friends will miss her wit and sense of humor.

Loren Jay Antolak Loren died in March of 2001 A private memorial service was held for Loren Jay Antolak at the Horan Funeral Home on March 31, 2001. He is sadly missed by his parents, Joseph and Laura Antolak; brother, Arlyn; sisters, Jill, Jackie and Joyce; also nephew, Brandyn; niece, Danielle; plus aunts and cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother Eddie in 2000. The following prayer was in his obituary: Fisherman's Prayer God grant that I may live to fish For another shining day, But when my final cast is made I then most humbly pray, When nestled in your landing net As I lay peacefully asleep, You'll smile at me and judge That I'm good enough to keep. Sea

Timothy J. Ojibway Tim J. Ojibway, 44, died at his home on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. He was born Dec. 21, 1956, in Eau Claire, to Edward and Margaret (Hanson) Ojibway. Tim set numerous track records in the 100-yard dash and the 440-yard dash at Fall Creek High School and Chippewa Falls High School. He married Lynn Van Kauwenbergh on Jan. 7, 1984. For the past 16 years, Tim worked for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the landscape services. He was devoted to his job and loved the opportunity to befriend the UW-L athletes and the team members of the New Orleans Saints. Tim was a devoted father and cherished his family life with his two daughters, Ashley and Danielle, both at home; son, Jonathan at home; three sisters, Judy (Brad) Berg and Dawn (Richard) Mrozinski, both of Chippewa Falls, and Nancy Ojibway of Eau Claire; seven brothers, David (Brenda) of Virginia, Terry, Dale (Brenda), Larry, and Jeffrey (Debbie), all of Chippewa Falls, Steven (Jill) of Spooner, and Daniel (Debbie) of Eau Claire; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Michael. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church, 1407 Main St., La Crosse. The Rev. James T. Cumming officiated, and burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Timothy J. Ojibway memorial fund.

Jackie R. Burrington Jackie Renee Burrington, 42, of Colfax, died Friday June 2, 2000 at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born Sept. 5, 1957, in Chippewa Falls to Beverly H. (Winger) and Reuben A. Burrington. She was a 1975 graduate of Chippewa Falls Senior High School. Survivors include her mother, Beverly Burrington of Colfax, three sisters, Paulette (Allen) Enger of Raleigh, NC, Roxie (David) Janecke of Chippewa Falls, Tracey (Bruce) xxx of Pensicola, Fla; two brothers; Dan (Eve), Burrington, of Colfax, Brian Burrington of Chippewa Falls; 11 nieces and nephews, one great nephew, and all of her devoted Albertville friends. She was preceded in death by her father on October 3, 1981, and her niece Amy Enger. A funeral service was held on June 5, at Crossroads Church, Chippewa Falls with the Rev. Jeffrey K North officiating, Burial was at Butler Cemetery, Clark County. Jackie enjoyed playing cards with her friends, and has been a very good Green Bay Packer fan. She will be very dearly missed by her family and friends.

Mark L. Doucette POMPANO BEACH, Fla. Mark L. Doucette 41, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1998, at his home in Pompano Beach, Fla., after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 17, 1956, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Gene and Vonnie Doucette. He grew up in Chippewa Falls and graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1975. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force from 1975-79. He attended Creighton University and Clarkson College of Nursing in Omaha, Neb. and graduated with high honors as a Registered Nurse with special Intensive Care Training. He was employed at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha until 1988 and at the Northridge Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale as an open heart recovery specialist until april 1998. His love for the medical profession and devotion to the care of his patients is reflected in his being honored as "Employee of the Year". Mark felt a great love for his parents of Chippewa Falls; two brothers, Keith of Davenport, Iowa, and Dan of Deforest; three sisters, Michele (Kim) Kaiser of Marshfield, Patrice (Ryan) Nelson of Minnetoonka, Minn. and Denise (Todd) Rauchman of St. Louis Park, Minn. Three sons, Michael and Scott, both of Omaha, Neb., and Christopher of Pompano Beach; two daughters, Melanie of Omaha, and Nicole of Pompano Beach; one grandson, Andrew of Omaha; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lawrence and Ruby Doucette and Louis and Gertrude Gettler. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 12 at Calvary Chapel, Ft. Lauderdale. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. saturday, Sept. 19 at Holy Ghost Parish, Chippewa Falls. Interment will follow at Prairie View Cemetery.

Kathryn Lynn (O'Donnell) Zech REDMOND, Ore. - Kathryn Lynn (O'Donnell) Zech, 40, formerly of Chippewa Falls and Evanston, Wyo., died Friday, April 23, 1999, at her Redmond, Ore. home. She was born May 3, 1958, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Cliff and Arlene O'Donnell. She graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1975 and briefly attended the University of Wisconsin. Kathryn was a loving and caring sister and mother and was much loved by her many friends. She is survived by her son, Adrian of Evanston, Wyo.; her parents, Cliff (Donita) O'Donnell of Marshall and Arlene O'Donnell of Madison; her brothers, John of Oceanside, Calif., Jerome of Lodi, and Jason of Madison; her sister, Ellen (Michael) Boesel of Madison; her half brothers, Jefferson O'Donnell of England, Josef O'Donnell of Fitchburg and Hedy O'Donnell of Marshall. A memorial service to celebrate and honor her life was held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at the Cress Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. The Rev. Thomas L. Kelley officiated. Interment was held in Resurrection Cemetery at a later date.

Nancy S. (Bresina) Swoboda Nancy S. Swoboda, 40, of 11537 118th Ave., Chippewa Falls, town of Tilden, died Sunday Nov. 30, 1997, at Luther Hospital as a result of a car accident. She was one of 11 children born to Thomas and Gertrude (Koehler) Bresina. Nancy was born on Nov. 25, 1957, in Chippewa Falls. She attended Chippewa Fails Senior High School. She married Cliff Swoboda on June 4, 1974, at St. Peter's Church in Tilden. Nancy was presently employed at Cray Research/SGI She was a member of Christian Mother's Club, McDonell Booster Club, and St. Peter's Church. Nancy is survived by two sons, Kevin of Chippewa Falls, and Bobby at home; one daughter, Jennifer at home; her parents, Thomas and Gertrude Bresina of Tilden; three brothers, Thomas Jr. (Ann), and James (Nadine), both of Tilden, and Douglas of Spooner; six sisters, Karen (Dan) Schemenauer, and Barb (Wayne) Bowe, both of Tilden, Jeanne (Tom) Fliehr, and Pam (Wayne) Franz, both of Chippewa Falls, Diane (Mark) Kuba of Bloomer, and Mary (Scott) Stevens of Burnsville, Minn.; one special cousin, Steve Irwin; 25 nieces and nephews; one great-nephew; and one very special friend, Tom Dachel of Tilden. She was preceded in death by one brother, Daniel Bresina on Nov. 15, 1997. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1997, at St. Peter's Church, town of Tilden with Rev. William Felix will be celebrant of the funeral Mass. Interment was at St. Peter's Cemetery, Tilden. There was a Christian Vigil Service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Nancy was so full of life and touched so many hearts. She will be dearly missed by all.

Guy R. Zimpel Guy R. Zimpel, 34, formerly of the town of Lafayette and his wife, Sherrill both of 800 Mona Lane, LaGrange. Ga died Friday May 10, 991 as a result of a pedestrian/auto accident in Harris County Ga. Guy was born March 4, 1957 in Minneapolis to Myrna Rae (Labbs) Delbert Zimpel. He moved with his parents to the state of Washington, then to Dorchester and to the town of Lafayette in 1967, where he attended Stillson School. He graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1975. He attended Northland College in Ashland for one year and then graduated from Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad, Colorado in 1980 with a degree in gunsmithing. He served in the US Army with 82nd Airborned from 1981 to 1985 stationed in Germany and Ft. Benning. Ga. He married Sherrill Fidson Barber on Feb 4, 1983 in LaGrange where they lived. He was employed as a machinist for LaGrange Plastics Tool and Die Co. Servivors include his parents, Myrna and Del Zimpel of the town of Lafayette, two stepsons, Mikel and Kenneth Barber, one sister, Bethe Kay (Mannie) McDowell of Tampa Fla. one brother David Zimpel of Chippewa Falls, his mother-in-law, Margaret Eidson of LaGrange; his paternal Grandmother, Carrie Zimpel of Stetsonville, his maternal grandmother Pauline Sargeant of Chippewa Falls. Funeral services for Guy and Sherrill were held in LaGrange and interment service arrangements for Guywere handled by Pederson-Volker Funeral. Burial was held at Bateman Cemetery, town of Lafayette.

Brenda K. Yeager Brenda Kay Yeager, 24 22 Oxford St, Chippewa Falls, died June 11, 1981 in a car accident. She was born Nov. 22, 1956 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Donald R. Yeager and Yvonne A. Webster. She attended Ninth Ward School and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1975. She graduated from the District One Technical Institute, Eau Claire, in 1977, and then attended Southwest State University, Marshall, Minn. She was employed at the Eau Claire Manor since 1979. She was a member of the Chippewa Valley Bible church and was the the treasurer of the Christian Singles Club. Survivors include her parents; two brothers Bradley J. and Brian K. both of Chippewa Falls; maternal grandparets Homer and Bethel Webster, Neillsville; and a nephew Chad. Funeral services were held at Chippewa Valley Bible church with the Rev William Pederson officiating. Internment was at Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls. Herald Telegram Newspaper Article: (June 12, 1981) Killed in accident UNION - Brenda K. Yeager, 22 22 Oxford Street, Chippewa Falls died Wednesday evening in a two vehicle traffic accident on Highway E in the Eau Claire County Town of Union. She suffered head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Yeager was a passenger in a car being driven by James S. Lupton, 25, 602 East Wisconsin Street, Chippewa Falls. According to one report, Lupton's car veered across the centerline into the path of a truck driven by Roger Gruhike, 29, Route 5, Eau Claire. Lupton suffered a fractured rib, cuts, and bruises, and was reported in serious condition at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was given two traffic citations by authorities. Gruhike and his wife and two children were treated at Luther Hospital for cuts.

Michele (Borneman) Benzschawel Michele Benschawel, 23, of 130 W. Spring St., died Friday, July 16, 1982 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls. She was born Oct. 24, 1956 in Chippewa Falls, the daughter of Elizabeth (Zigelhofer) and William T. Borneman. She graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1975 and served in the US Air Force for one year. Michele married Gary Benzschawel on Oct 26, 1979 in Thorp. She was a former employee of Janeway Real Estate and Payless Shoes in Chippewa Falls. She was a member of Notre Dame Church and its P.C.C.W. She was preceded in death by four grandparents, two brothers Robert Thomas and Donald Paul, and sisters Dawn Marie and Marsha Ann. Michele is survived by her husband, Gary of Chippewa Falls; one son, David, two daughters, Melissa and Jane, all at home; parents, William T. and Elizabeth Borneman of Chippewa Falls; four sisters Linda (Mrs. Richard) Berg of Bloomer, Connie (Mrs. Ricardo) Gonzales of Eau Claire, Patricia (Mrs. Dennis) Bowe and Karen (Mrs. John) Tschida, both of Chippewa Falls; and one brother Thomas of Chippewa Falls. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. on July 19 at Notre Dame Catholic church. Interment was at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery.

John Guist John Guist, 22, Alma, formerly of Chippewa Falls, died Sept. 28, 1978 due to injuries sustained in an auto accident. John was born April 17, 1956 in Waupun. He moved to Chippewa Falls in April, 1963 and attended Holy Ghost grades school and Chippewa Falls High School. He served in the US Navy from December 9, 1975 to August 18, 1977. John had been employed by Dairyland Power Corporation, Alma since February. Surviving are his parents, Gail and Helen Guist, Chippewa Falls; two sisters, Mrs. Greg (Helen) Hawke, Greenfield; and Mrs. Kevin (Pat) Salmon, Brackett and his grandmother, Mrs. Emil (Helen) Boyer, Redwood City, California Funeral was held at Holy Ghost and internet was at Calvary Cemetery, CF.

Robert A. Clark Robert A. Clark , age 15 of Route 4 Chippewa Falls, town of Lafayette, passed away from gunshot wounds while hunting in the Town of Lafayette on November 25, 1971, son of Mrs. Elmer Hilp and the late Raymond Clark. He was attending confirmation class at Zion Lutheran Church in the Town of Seymour and was a freshman a the Chippewa Falls High School. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hilp of Route 4 Chippewa Falls, two brothers, Joseph and Dennis Clark, both at Route 4 Chippewa Falls, one half sister, Mrs. Leroy (Goldene) Eckwright of Route 4 Chippewa. Two half brothers Gerald Boyea of Route 4 Chippewa Falls and Jack Boyea of Chippewa Falls. He was preceded in death by his father. Funeral services were held, Monday 2 p.m. at the Hogseth Pedersen Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Walter Steinbach of Zion Lutheran church of the Town of Seymour officiating. Interment was at Forest Hill Cemetery. Herald Telegram Newspaper Article: (November 26, 1971) Youth dies of gunshot Robert A. clark, 15, Route 4, Chippewa Falls, was killed while deer hunting with a party of seven yesterday morning. chief Investigator James Cardinal of the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department reported that an investigation into the shooting showed that a shot from a high powered rifle fired by a half brother of Clark's, Jack E. Boyea, 21, Route 1, Chippewa Falls struck the victim in the upper right arm in the shoulder area.. Clark was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph's hospital at 9:55 a.m. yesterday. He is the son of Mrs. Irene Hilp. Clark's death is the first on recorded in Chippewa County due to a hunting accident after the deer hunting season opened a week ago tomorrow. A further investigation is being conducted Cardinal said. He is being assisted by County Conservation Warden Kenneth Larkin.

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Brady Nelson Died July 18, 1976 in a car accident